01/30/2015

01/12/2015

The first three-year, $450,500 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will allow Bonita Biegalke, Ph.D., to study human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). he second $445,500 study is funded through the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research and will allow Susan Williams, Ph.D., professor of anatomy, and her team to more closely examine the effects of nerve damage that sometimes occurs during routine dental procedures.

01/01/2015

Four DO representatives have been appointed to the ACGME Board, and two Ohio DOs were among a group of 13 osteopathic physicians approved for the ACGME's Osteopathic Principles Committee (OPC). The comment period for new osteopathic standards ended, December 29.

10/31/2014

The Ohio Department of Health has appointed Jason P. Dapore, DO, of Columbus, and Andrew N. Russman, DO, of Cleveland, to the Concussion Study Committee, which is charged with developing educational standards for health professionals serving as team physicians.

10/15/2014

On October 15, 2014, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) that the second health care worker in Dallas diagnosed with Ebola visited family in the Akron area from October 8-13.

10/03/2014

If you were ever to become terminally ill or unconscious, and were unable to communicate, who would speak for you? Having thoughtful discussions about your wishes and completing your advance directive will ensure you get the end of life care you want.

09/28/2014

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This requirement has now been REPEALED. A coalition of physician organizations requested repeal prior to the Lame Duck session of the Ohio General Assembly in December, 2014. Language removing the language from the Ohio Revised Code was included in SB 276, and the bill has now been signed by Governor Kasich. The original language was slipped into the Governor's Mid-Biennium Budget Review bill and went into effect September 15th.

09/28/2014

08/20/2014

Radio campaign celebrates 115th anniversary

The OOA’s statewide radio campaign continues with a new PSA-type ad cautioning parents, players, and coaches about concussions. OU-HCOM Student Simon Fraser, a member of the 2002 Ohio State National Championship football team and former Cleveland Brown, recorded the 60-second spot.

07/22/2014

Ohio's favorite son, Robert S. Juhasz, DO, of Cleveland, was installed as the 118th president of the American Osteopathic Association, July 20, telling more than 600 members of the AOA House of Delegates, "I am so incredibly proud and humbled to be your AOA president at this historic time for our profession."

07/22/2014

This decision clears the way for DO and MD granting medical schools, hospitals, and community health centers to develop a single standard for residency program training. Graduating students from DO or MD schools can now become board-eligible, practicing physicians in the United States through a single accrediting system.

06/30/2014

The web site contains valuable resources for players, parents, coaches, referees, and physicians. In addition to materials specifically required HB 143, the site also contains a list of frequently asked questions, fact sheets for coaches and parents, and CDC diagnosis and management educational articles for physicians. Click here to visit the web site: www.healthyohioprogram.org/concussion .

05/06/2014

03/31/2014

The best opportunity in decades to permanently repeal Medicare’s flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula was within Congress' reach, and they let it slip away by opting instead to patch a broken payment system.

03/31/2014

The House of Representatives approved by voice vote, March 27, a one-year patch (H.R. 4302) to the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that was strongly opposed by physician groups, including the AOA. The OOA, March 31st, urged Ohio's Senators to vote "no' on the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 to have the issue resolved in Conference Committee.

06/23/2009

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05/22/2009

Working in collaboration with other physician associations, the OOA sent a letter to all members of the Ohio Senate to oppose an amendment requiring health insuring corporations to directly contract with APNs as primary care providers.

04/23/2009

FAQ Helps Physicians Understand Rule

On November 9, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its Red Flag rule concerning identity theft. Under the rule, financial institutions and creditors are required to develop and implement a written identity theft program to identify, detect, and respond to possible risks of identity theft relevant to them.

01/06/2009

New Reporting Requirements Take Effect 1/1/2009

01/01/2009

Beginning in 2009, and during the four years that follow, Medicare will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals who are successful electronic prescribers as defined by the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). Eligible professionals will receive 2% incentive payments in 2009 and 2010; 1% incentive payments in 2011 and 2012; and a 0.5% incentive payment in 2013.

12/17/2008

OOA Among the 160+ Groups Requesting Aid

In response to the harsh economic conditions of the state, more than 160 organizations, including the OOA, sent a letter to President-Elect Barack Obama and the Ohio congressional delegation urging support of a federal recovery package that will help provide basic safety net services during this recession.

12/16/2008

More than 180 health care leaders from various organizations and agencies throughout the state attended the Ohio Health Quality Improvement Summit, November 17-19, 2008, sponsored by the Office of the Governor, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, and the Ohio Business Roundtable.

10/02/2008

08/25/2008

07/28/2008

Some 500 DOs convened July 18-19, 2008, for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) House of Delegates to consider almost 200 policy and procedural resolutions. Delegates also elected the 2008-2009 AOA officers and saw Carlo J. DiMarco, DO, an ophthalmologist and educator at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, installed as the organization's 112th president.

02/01/2008

Gov. Reverses Decision Regarding Medicaid Fee Freeze

The OOA along with the Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio Hospital Association, and Ohio Children's Hospital Association met with Gov. Strickland two days before his press conference announcing his decision to reverse the freeze and give physician Medicaid providers a three percent line item increase starting in July (the first raise in seven years).